@article{fdi:42797,
  title = {{F}reshwater fish zoogeography in {W}est {A}frica : faunal similarities between river basins},
  author = {{H}ugueny, {B}ernard and {L}{\'e}v{\^e}que, {C}hristian},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}imilarities between the freshwater fish faunas of 52 {W}est {A}frican rivers have been investigated and three main zoogeographic regions recognized. {T}he {S}udanian region includes all rivers from {S}enegal to the {O}mo, as well as coastal basins from {I}vory {C}oast to the {C}ross and the {W}ouri. {T}he upper {G}uinean region comprises the coastal basins from {G}uinea to {L}iberia and the {L}ower {G}uinean one, the coastal rivers of {C}ameroon and {G}aboon. {T}he {S}udanian region can be sub-divided into a {S}udanian region sensu stricto, including the {S}ahelo-{S}udanese rivers, and the {E}burneo-{G}hanean region corresponding to coastal basins from the {C}ess (or {N}ipou{\'e}, {I}vory {C}oast) to the {P}ra ({G}hana). {T}hese delimitations give an highly significant within region faunal homogeneity, even if the effect of geographical proximity between rivers is removed. 21 to 71% of the fish species in each regions are endemics. {T}he present patterns of distribution are the result of past climatic and geological events affecting {W}est {A}frica and, given this framework, the role of alternating wet and dry periods during the early quaternary is emphasized as well as the importance of mountains as dispersal barriers. {R}ole of recent river connections and links via lagoon is emphasized in explaining river faunal similarities within biogeographical regions. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{POISSON} {D}'{EAU} {DOUCE} ; {REPARTITION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {ESPECE} {ENDEMIQUE} ; {ANALYSE} {DE} {CORRESPONDANCE} ; {ZONE} {REFUGE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {B}iology of {F}ishes},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {},
  pages = {365--380},
  ISSN = {0378-1909},
  year = {1994},
  DOI = {10.1007/{BF}00004806},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42797},
}